{"id":4353,"date":"2025-04-15T01:28:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T01:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armenianews.me\/En\/faa-emergency-order-grounds-nyc-helicopter-tour-company-involved-in-deadly-crash\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T01:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T01:28:56","slug":"faa-emergency-order-grounds-nyc-helicopter-tour-company-involved-in-deadly-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armenianews.me\/En\/faa-emergency-order-grounds-nyc-helicopter-tour-company-involved-in-deadly-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"FAA emergency order grounds NYC helicopter tour company involved in deadly crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Federal aviation regulators issued an emergency order Monday grounding the helicopter tour company involved in a deadly New York crash after learning it had fired its operations director minutes after he had agreed to suspend flights during the investigation. <\/p>\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration said it suspected the firing was retaliation for a safety decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FAA is taking this action in part because after the company\u2019s director of operations voluntarily shut down flights, he was fired,\u201d acting Administrator Chris Rocheleau said on X. <\/p>\n<p>New York Helicopter Tours&#8217; sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair and plunged into the Hudson River Thursday, killing five tourists from Spain and the pilot.<\/p>\n<p>Rocheleau said the agency also began a comprehensive review of the company\u2019s operations. 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